Henry Gunderson Explained

Henry Gunderson should not be confused with Henry Gundersen.

Henry Gunderson
Office:27th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
Term Start:January 4, 1937
Term End:October 16, 1937
Governor:Philip La Follette
Predecessor:Thomas J. O'Malley
Successor:Herman Ekern
Birth Name:Henry A. Gunderson
Birth Date:20 June 1878
Birth Place:Columbia County, Wisconsin, U.S.
Death Place:Portage, Wisconsin, U.S.
Death Cause:Heart attack
Party:Progressive
Alma Mater:University of Wisconsin
Columbia University
Profession:Politician, attorney

Henry A. Gunderson (June 20, 1878  - October 7, 1940) was a Wisconsin attorney who served as the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin.[1] [2]

Henry A. Gunderson was born in Columbia County, Wisconsin in 1878, the son of Norwegian immigrants. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1900 and in 1903 received a law degree from Columbia University.[3]

He returned to Wisconsin the next year, where he practiced law in Portage. He served several terms as the district attorney for Columbia County. In 1936, he became Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, but resigned on October 16, 1937, to accept an appointment to the state tax commission. After Governor Philip La Follette left office in 1939, the commission was disbanded, and Gunderson returned to his law practice. He died of a heart attack on October 7, 1940, in Portage, Wisconsin.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library (comp.). The Wisconsin Blue Book 1937. Madison: 1937, p. 5.
  2. Web site: Wisconsin Constitutional Officers; Lieutenant Governors . October 9, 2007 . July 2005 . State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2005 - 2006 . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . 31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071025041703/http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/bb/05bb/695-743.pdf . October 25, 2007 .
  3. Web site: Henry A. Gunderson . October 9, 2007 . Office of the Lieutenant Governor . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100528100922/http://ltgov.wisconsin.gov/subcategory.asp?linksubcatid=2091&linkcatid=2042&linkid=1070&locid=126 . May 28, 2010 .
  4. News: Gunderson Found Dead . Wisconsin State Journal . October 7, 1940 . Madison, WI . 1 . . August 28, 2021.
  5. Web site: Gunderson, Henry A. . ourcampaigns.com . August 30, 2015.